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Horologion and Menologion, in Greek [Eastern Mediterranean], dated 1528
Description
- ink and pigment on vellum
Catalogue Note
(1) SIGNED AND DATED BY THE SCRIBE, Georgios of Naupaktos, and completed on 2 April 1528 (colophon on f.357v). Perhaps made for a certain Gregorius, mentioned in a prayer (f.357v). (2) Ownership inscription of a priest Nymphos of the monastery called Viresi, 1650–51 (f.201v). (3) BARONESS ANGELA GEORGINA BURDETT-COUTTS (1814–1905) who inherited the gigantic banking fortune of the Coutts family through her step-grandmother the Duchess of St Albans, the wealthiest and one of the most famous women in England: her MS.II.1 and part of a group of 27 Greek manuscripts, all bought from Janina in Albania (now north-west Greece) in 1870–71, and presented to Highgate School; deposited at the British Museum in 1938. (4) Property of Highgate School, sold in our rooms, 23 June 1987, lot 57, to the present owner.
Text
Horologian (f.1r) and Menologion (f.185v) for the whole liturgical year, followed by further prayers and offices (f.304r).